BBC It’s a Christmas classic probably being played in shops and radio stations all over the world. But a radio station in Cleveland, Ohio has decided to remove Baby It’s Cold Outside from its playlist following complaints from listeners. Local media report that listeners said the song was inappropriate and at odds with the #MeToo…
Sky News A suspected armed robber has been caught after a bank was held up in a remote archipelago near the North Pole, police have said. The heist was a first for Svalbard, which is located in the Arctic Ocean halfway between Norway and the North Pole, and is famous for its glaciers and polar…
Hossen Sohel of DOT Internet service providers, or ISPs, have announced that 58 websites, including news portals, are to be shut down, but the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission has denied it, reports bdnews24.com. International internet gateways and ISPs say they received the instruction on Sunday evening and began taking the sites down. Most of…
NDTV: Pakistan’s new chief justice was sworn in Friday, pledging reform of a Supreme Court whose controversial decisions include ousting a prime minister and freeing a Christian accused of blasphemy. Asif Saeed Khan Khosa, 64, became the 26th Chief Justice of Pakistan after a televised ceremony at President’s House in Islamabad saw the judge take…
DOT Desk: The Shah Amanat International Airport authority in Chattogram has said they will maintain zero tolerance against smuggling in drugs through the airport and will remain alert to thwart any such attempt by the passengers. Security at the airport has been strengthened to ensure safe journey of the passengers. As most passengers using this…
U.S. stocks were set to drop sharply at the open on Friday as weak economic data from China and Europe exacerbated global growth fears and added to nerves over the U.S.-China trade talks. Equity futures fell about 0.8 percent after data showed weak monthly retail sales growth and industrial output in China, with sluggish Euro…
NDTV: A tiny handmade doll made out of soiled and damaged fabric has become a symbol of survival and hope for a group of weavers, whose dreams and livelihood were washed away by the floods last month in Kerala. A month after the deluge had ravaged Chendamangalam, a traditional handloom village in Ernakulam district, the weavers…
Hossen Sohel of DOT At least 12 journalists were injured and 16 vehicles carrying them vandalised as unidentified miscreants attacked them at a guesthouse close to Nawabganj Police Station on Monday night, reports The Daily Star. A gang of 30 or 35 attackers masked in mufflers suddenly entered the guesthouse and attacked the journalists from…
Khondokar Ibrahim Khaled, Economist, Former deputy governor of Bangladesh bank Interviewer: Ashique Rahman Written by: Fabia Shahzadi If this government can somehow manage to implement this vast budget, then it will bring a positive influence on Bangladesh’s economy. However, some questions have emerged regarding the proposed budget. This is because last year the revenue…
Eshan Maitra Vapire, Der Vampir or Dracula. This night-terror needs no special introduction. But how much do we know about its origin? From folklore to cultural facts, from literature to drama it has existed within our society from a long time. That the trace goes far back to the beginning of human civilization, the prehistoric…